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FRANKLIN AND OIL CITY, PA, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 195L Ml Ml fo) Ju UUVJ UUVJ HE hau rsidm 1 whfeh sereatty aai fence wttkia. aCLTSari. Red Regime Backs Malik Offer of UN President To Confer With Malik on Peace Truman Says U.S. Ready to Join in Real Settlement By MERRIMAN SMITH. TULLAHOMA, Term.

UP? President Truman declared British Manager Of Oil Plant is Fired by Iran Another Accused of Sabotage; U. S. Sends Destroyers to Area TEHERAN, Iran UP Iran has fired the British Korean Censp-Fim Claims Plan To Bomb Out North Korea Blocked O'Donnell Testifies Smashing Air Blow By B-29's Ruled Out BULLETIN. WASHINGTON UP Maj. Gen.

Emmett (Rosie) O'Donnell said today the United States "made a mistake" in not bombing Manchuria last November bat he thinks the planes now should be saved as "the Sunday Tunch for Russia." Iranian Oil Crisis Delays Entezam's Talk! By PHIL NEWSOM. With Soviet Deleaate TOKYO, Tuesday UP Red China joined Russia today 3 iin proposing a cease fire in Korea. UNITED NATIONS. N. YJ First comment from Communist China on the cease today that any settlement in Korea "must be a real settlement which fully ends the aggression and restores peace and security to the area." UP Nasrollah Entezam, fire proposal of Soviet United Nations Delegate Jacob Malik I I 1 the President said in obvious reply to Saturday's cease-fire president of the United Na-i was contained in a broadcast by the Peipmg radio.

It quoted tions General Assembly, today the Chinese Communist newspaper "Peoples Daily News" manager of one nationalized oil plant and has accused another of sabotage, informed proposal by the Soviet UN delegate, Jacob A. Malik. saying: "But," he warned, we must avoid like the plague rash postponed for one day a mo mentous conference with Rus actions which take unnecessary risks of world war or weak British sources said today. The worsening Anglo-Iranian oil "The Chinese people fully support the Malik offer. "Whatever American, reply will be made will be a test of the American attitude, and whether the Americans have learned from their experience and also whether the Ameri actions which would reward aggression." In a major speech here on the crisis brought an announcement in Singapore that four U.

S. destroyers would leave there ahead of schedule today for the Persian Gulf opposite disputed oil fields to cans really desire a peaceful first anniversary of the Korean war, Mr. Truman also: BISHOP PLEADS CUILTY- Archbishop Josef Groesz, above, pleaded guilty before a People's Court in Budapest to plotting the overthrow of Hungary's Communist government. The 64-year-old prelate, who replaced Josef Cardinal Mindszenty as Hungary's ranking Roman Catholic cleric, confessed to charges ranging from plotting to overthrow the government to black market currency dealings. The Archbishop and eight "accomplices" are on trial.

solution." Allies Capture itrafegic Hill 1. Denounced Gen. Douglas show the flag." British sources said Iranian di MacArthur and other advocates of sia's chief delegate, Jacob A. Malik, which may determine whether Korean peace can be achieved now. Entezam, who is Iran's ambassador to the United States, planned to see Malik tomorrow when the General Assembly meets in special session to hear President Galo Plaza Lasso of Ecuador.

The Iranian ambassador, whose third current role in world diplomacy is that of Chairman of the UN's good office committee, go it alone if necessary" policy WASHINGTON UP -Maj. Gen. Emmett (Rosie) O'Donnell, Air Force bombing expert, said today he thinks an "overriding political or diplomatic consideration" blocked his plan to hit North Korea a smashing air blow early in the war if the Com rectors of the Iran National Oil Company discharged Derrick Hob- in the Far East. He said "they want us to play Russian roulette Britain Studies Steps For Truce But Morrison Warns Of Undue Optimism son, British manager of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's plant at The reiping broadcast, while suppor: a Malik, still was couched in pretty tough language. "If the United States wants to stop this war it would accept in their entirety the offers of peaceful solution of Communist China and the Soviet Union," it said.

"But up to the present, the steps taken by the United States will continue this hopeless war." with the foreign policy of the U. S. rignting and with all the chambers of: nr: the pistols loaded." Despite Peace Moves Kermanshaw, on grounds he was not cooperative. munists refused a cease-fire Prevents Export of Oil. Ultimatum.

These sources said the Iranian directors also had sent a letter to Eric Drake, manager of Anglo-Iranian's big Abadan refinery, accusing him of sabotage on grounds More Controls Cut From Bill 2. Declared "it's time (the) TOKYO UP The United Ued up in Washington on the smear campaign was stopped" Natlons marked the first anniver-j troublesome Persian oil crisis against this country's military and sary of the Korean war today with which some observers believed diplomatic leaders. Political op-, the recapture of a key height and I may lead t0 the next clash be" ssifi- drribn oi i3th com- have resorted to "spreading fearmumst plane ln mne days- Informed sources said Entezam and slander and lies." Hand-to-hand fighting raged in decided to delay his departure Tn rpnlvinP tn Malik's rpacp-firp several sectors of the 100 -mile! from Washington until late to- Testifying before the Senate MacArthur investigating committee, O'Donnell first said the plan was dropped when his B-29 bombers had to be used for close support of hard-pressed ground LONDON UP Britain is "ac- Claims Red Victory, tively studying" means of follow- The broadcast said the Cora-i ing up Russia's proposal for a munists had gained "an import-cease fire in Korea. Foreien Sec- ant victory" and that their final he prevented the export of oil by refusing to sign documents. fjretary Herbert Morrison told the was certain- Thei troops.

But later Committee Chairman Richard B. Russell, asked again why the idea was proposal, Mr. Truman did not I ground front. There was no sign night, in order to clean up details House of Commons today If the American aggressors do The Iran National Oil Company is taking over installations of the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company under a new national Senate Group Opposes on his work there and thpn Hp It was announced that British not change their attitude and do mention him or his proposal spe- of any slackening of the battle i i 1 i i Hpcnitp Ruccia'c nrnnncal fnr a ii i Din nn nnvinuiv nan 0 uWuwuu wi abandoned. Stratemeyer Said No.

Korean cease-fire them in mind when he said: ization law. The letter to Drake also gave Washington already had been promem, tne Cora- An Eighth Army communiaue "I think it was an overriding Farm 'Parity' Freeze WASHINGTON UP Two congressional committees tossed additional roadblocks today into we are ready to join In a peaceful settlement in Korea now as we always have been. But.it tonight disclosed that Allied troops; and withdrawal of troops from the istructed to open talks with other1 W0UIQ prooawy had swarmed again to the crest of 38th parallel. lhUnJLa him until Thursday to decide whether he will continue to man interested parties, on me piu-; difficult war but with ultimate narties" on the oro- a strategic hill south of Kumsong.i Lie Calls For Negitiations, posal made by Jacob Malik, So victory on their side. the path of new controls legislation.

29 miles above the 38th parallel, against "moderate resistance" from an estimated Communist Entezam was expected to give full support to Secretary-General The Senate- Agriculture Com viet delegate to the United States. Morrison said, in a statement which it was believed the cabinet age the Abadan plant under the new set-up and whether he will cancel the leaves of the British staff. Sir Francis Shepherd, the British ambassador, expressed concern "The Chinese people before and at the present time have tried to solve the question of Korean mittee, headed by Sen. Allen J. irygve Lie's call for immediate must be a real settlement which fully ends the aggression and restores peace and security to the area and to the gallant Korean people.

Warns of Rash Action. "In Korea and the rest of the world we must be ready to take company, approved this morning, that undue negotiations to settle the military political or diplomatic consideration sir," O'Donnell said. "I don' know. I am (at that time) the bomber comr-ander out there and I get word from General Stratemeyer who jaid no, not at this time." Stratemeyer until recently was Gen. Douglas MacArthur's chief tir officer.

O'Donnell testified that he took the bombers to the Far East with the idea that MacArthur could demand, that tthe North, I-ycan peace. The Chinese government in The Reds had fought bitterly Ellender, agreed to oppose any floor attempt to write President Truman's proposed annual aspects of the Korean war. optimism would be unwise in statements ha i a.c emphasized the withdrawal of Lie picked up Malik's offer and from Oslo, Norway, where he is over the letter and said it probably would only serve to drive out the British staff, who are needed if the oil installations are to function for the hill until today. It changed hands twice yesterday in fierce close-quarter fighting, and the Allies were half-way back up last attempts. I troops as the only solution of the any steps which truly advance us vacationing, he appealed to the "But we weJcomewhat we hopeKorean situatio farm parity "freeze" into the Defense Production Act.

And the House Labor Committee voted 15 to 7 to strip the Wage toward world peace. But we must night when called back for the properly. world: "I urge that negotiations for a may te an indication tnat tnej Soviet government is now disposed f. this r.iX fair and rational solution and ex- avoid like the plague rash actions which would take unnecessary Port Clogging Up. night.

The Allies also" stormed a hill military cease-fire now be entered Stabilization Board of powers and other members of the" -UNnded the war of aggression." risks of world war or weak ac Meanwhile, the port of Abadan into at the earliest possible The U. S. State Department's have been making to bring the tions which would reward aggression. 1 just south of Pyonggang, 17 miles west of Kumsong, with bayonets and grenades in an attempt to ucuiue uon-wage disputes. me committee proposal will be offered on the House floor as an amendment to the defense act.

Voice of America beamed Lie's ap fighting to an end," Morrison said. was clogging up with shipping because of the refusal of skippers to sign receipts to the National Oil Company acknowledging its own "We must be firm and consist peal to unina in its far eastern wrest it again from Reds who Instructions to British diplomats in Washington were sent after the ent and level-headed. If we get broadcasts. threw them off it yesterday. UN observers believed that if a ership of the oil they load.

Some 25 ships are at dock or cabinet meeting, it was indicated. A Stockholm dispatch said that Communists quit the war or suffer a "burning" of their five major cities and "complete" destruction of about 18 major strategic targets. This was early in the war, before Chinese Communist intervention. He said he thought MacArthur could have told the North Koreans to quit their aggression and retire north of the 38th parallel or: "They better have their wives and children and bedrolls to go discouraged or impatient, we can lose everything we are working for. If we carry on with faith -TheNorth Korean Communist radio so far has ignored the Malik proposal.

It broadcast instead, a' war anniversary program asserting that the Communists had inflicted 598,567 casualties on the UN forces in one year, captured 108,157 Allied troops and destroyed or captured a monumental amount of war material including 1,730 airplanes, 122 ships, and scores of thousands of weapons waiting to come into port. The proposal also would shake up the membership of the board, requiring that the public members outnumber the total of labor and industry representatives, One labor member would represent an independent union. Sven Grafstroem, Swedish dele-, and courage, we can succeed. And cease-fire is achieved it likely will come about through direct battlefield negotiations between UN Gen. Matthew B.

Ridgway and Red army commanders. Hand-to-hand combat likewise broke out farther west UN patrols ran into an enemy company northwest of Yonchon and close-quarter fighting was still under way at last reports. if we succeed we will have gate to the Umted Nations and member of its three-man Korean war good offices committee, was established a firm peace for the whole world to last for years to Iranian troops ooarded one tanker, the British Empress, after the skipper refused to give up his sailing permit. He surrendered it to the troops. Iran forbade the vessel to sail unless the skipper signed the National Oil Company's preparing to fly to New York at Terms Not Far Apart.

come." A Communist counter-attack northeast of Yanggu on the east-: Senate Debate Due. The two developments came as once to take part in any negotia down with them because there is I Malik proposed merely a cease ranging from pistols to tanks. tions. em front forced a UN patrol to not going to be anything left up in the Senate proposed to begin de fire and a withdrawal by both It was believed here that the' Carry On, Van Fleet Says. bate on its bill to extend controls North Korea to return to." withdraw.

Air War Blazes Anew, western Allies, as their first step, might ask the Soviet government documents. Iran tried to recall another tanker, the Dolabella, which was cleared by error, but it refused, to O'Donnell, former chief of the far east bombing command, testified as the last scheduled witness to take official recognition of the The air war blazed anew, too. sides from the 38th parallel, original dividing line between South and North Korea. This country wants to know a lot more about what the Communists would propose to do after that. The terms offered by Malik were not far removed from those given by the United States through the unified command last December, calling for withdrawal of troops from Korea and establishment of a 20-mile buffer zone whose southern border would flank the parallel.

Before the actual mechanics of negotiations could be set up, it was necessary to have Malik and the U. S. Fifth Air Force shot Malik offer and to explain just for eight months. Senate debate on just what kind of wage-price-rent' controls should be given the administration to control inflation promised to be noisy. The House opens debate First official Allied command comment on Malik's peace bid came from Lt.

Gen. James A. Van Fleet, commander of the Eighth Army and of UN ground forces in Korea. down in flames its 13th Commun what it meant a bona fide bid for before the committee. Opposed Yalta Concessions.

return. Given Special Itinerary. ist plane in nine days. peace or a propaganda move. As an unscheduled event, the Sen.

Joseph OMahoney, D. Pending further word irom It was bagged by Capt. Milton E. Nelson during a 10-minute dog for instance, said an armistice at the 38th parallel without Moscow, western Europe viewed Malik's proposal with what might complete withdrawal of the Red be called cautious hope. committee heard a letter from Adm.

Ernest J. King, World War II naval chief, in which King said he thought the Allies paid too great a price at Yalta in 1945 to bring Russia into the war fight between 27 American F-86 Sabrejets and 30 Soviet-built MIG-15 jets along the Yalu River Chinese from Korea would be a setback for the UN. amplify his rather terse offer, which came at the very end of a 15-minute talk on the UN's weekly radio program, "The Price of Manchurian border. Mr. Truman, on his part, said The Communist fighters darted In Singapore, U.

S. authorities announced that the American destroyers Kennedy, Fiske, Rush and Hawkins had been given a "special itinerary" calling for a stop at Bahrein, an oil-rich island off the Arabian coast opposite Abadan. An American officer in Singapore said: "I hear the British are in a spot in Abadan. If anything wrong happens, I guess we may be called upon to pull them out." nothing specific as to what meas Peace." The congressmen were talking against the clock. The Defense Production Act expires Saturday.

A short temporary extension seemed likely to give them more time to argue over the new controls law. Embattled administration supporters faced an uphill fight in their struggle to beat back a strong move to shove through an economic control measure that falls far short of administration Hurled From Car, Youth Is Injured ures this country would consider back and forth across the river during the fight and finally streaked for home after one of I he taciturn Russian, who adequate to 'restore peace and security to the area." ducked reporters after reading his speech, attached no conditions to their number was shot down. He ordered his army to "carry on as usual." He told newsmen in Korea that the Eighth Army is "here to carry out its military job" unperturbed by peace rumors. "We have come a long way in one year," Van Fleet said during a visit to the U. S.

Second Division. "We have proceeded from practically nothing to a finished, balanced team. All of the friendly United Nations should be proud of our record here." The official attitude in Tokyo was "wait and see." Lights burned throughout the night 'in Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway's supreme UN headquarters.

Ridgway himself made no of But he noted that Communist In all, 13 Red planes have been against Japan. King, in the letter solicited by Sen. William F. Knowland, said he thought Japan could be defeated without the planned invasion of her home islands and for that reason believed the Yalta concessions to Russia should have been more limited. King was present at Yalta.

A 14-year-old Franklin boy, forces 'have been thrown back on their heels behind the line his call for negotiations. This was noteworthy, because previous peace feelers from Communist destroyed, one probably destroyed and 27 damaged in air battles they started from." during eight of the past nine days. China have insisted that the PeL The President delivered his John Chamberlain, of 212 Buffalo Street, was taken to the Franklin Hospital about 1 p. m. today, shortly after he was hurled from a coupe driven by Cecil C.

Morris, Four Communist planes were ping government be given mem goals. The biggest fight shaped up over rent controls and a provision damaged yesterday. Stock Prices Break bership in the U. N. in place of most important speech in months at the dedication of the Arnold engineering development center t-mang Kai-Shek's regime and to ban any price rollbacks below that the Nationalist island stronghold of Formosa be surrendered to 213 Buffalo Street.

City police said the youth was riding on the fender of the car, Sees No Trouble in of the Air Force where scientists will develop jet engines and guid With Peace Proposal $500 Damage Caused In Motor Accident 1951 levels. Another key issue will be how long to extend the controls. The Senate bill Mao Tse-Tung's forces as the price of Korean peace. ed missiles for use "on the other side of the speed of sound." when the vehicle crashed into the rear of a truck double-parked on Buffalo Street between Second ficial comment. But he told China in a war anniversary statement calls for eight months; the House Arranging Armistice The chief executive said that namaPP estimate at $snn wasl measure for one year.

The ad NEW YORK UP Prices broke more than two points on the Stock Exchange today on the Russian peace proposal. Trading some proponents of the "go it and Third Streets. i 1 a prepared before; Malik's speech that Peiping would be foolish to deoend upon Russia to give it Chamberlain, the son of Mr. and 3-Week Transit Strike Ends In New Castle NEW CASTLE UP Bus serv- alone" theory in the far east are "deliberately" attempting to "destroy the trust and confidence of was active. Mrs.

Guy M. Chamberlain, had a compound fracture of the right WASHINGTON UP Nasrollah Entezam, president of th. United Nations General Assembly, said today it should not be diffi the arms it would need for victory in Korea. the people in the government." mimsuciuuii uau aaneu xui a twu- year extension as well as beefed-up powers. Rhee Hopes UN Will Continue Drive In Korea All departments joined in the break which started right at the leg, severe lacerations of the left leg, and possible other injuries, cult to arange a cease-fire in of the Shenango Valley Trans caused when cars operated by two Venango County drivers collided Sunday evening on Route 358, six miles west of Sandy Lake, according to Mercer State Police.

The accident occurred when a car operated by Robert Willis Art-lip, 43, of Utica, attempted to make a left turn from the highway into a driveway leading to a "They are trying to set the people against the government by spreading fear and slander and police said. rea i if good will exists. 'portation Company, interrupted "I don't think negotiation would. 90 driv. be difficult," Entezam said after June 4 by a striKe oi so driv- Strike Prolonged By Ship Engineers lies," he said.

He listed as vie tims of a "political smear cam PUSAN, Korea UP Presi ers, returned to normal today. a conference at the State Depart paign" the Joint Chiefs of Staff The truck was owned by the Franklin Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. and operated by Robert A. Steele, 120 North Thirteenth Street. Steele told investigating officers Lt.

Jack Dillman and Patrolman Chester Hughes that he and their chairman Gen. Omar church. dent Syngman Rhee of South Korea hopes the United Nations will continue their northward March in Korea. An approaching car, driven by N. Bradley; Defense Secretary George C.

Marshall and Secretary Zenas R. Lepley, 23, of Coopers The drivers, members of the AFL Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes Union, accepted a nine-cent an hour wage increase, retroactive to June 1, with an additional one-cent increase effective November 1. ment. "What I saw in the statement of Russian Delegate Jacob A. Malik is not far from the position of the unified command.

A cease-fire should not be difficult to arrange if good will exists." NEW YORK UP Striking CIO ship engineers prolonged today the costly maritime strike that of State Dean Acheson, all of "The Communists are now cow- town, smashed into the right front had "double parked beside an fender of the Artlip machine, po- ering in their trenches," Rhee said other truck to "talk a few min whom he stoutly defended. time that smear campaign was stopped," Mr. Truman said utes" to the driver. lice said. yesterday.

"They have oeen ae- Damage to the Lepley car was feated unless they are greatly re-estimated at $300 and $200 damage inforced. We hope the UN will to the Artlip vehicle. continue their present advance." opening bell. The sell-off was the widest since last May 18 as measured by the general market average. Steels, oils, rails and aircraft manufacturing issues bore the brunt of the selling in the first hour.

After the initial selling drive, a recovered somewhat from their lows, but they were under Friday's closing prices. In the steel section, Bethlehem Steel fell to a new low of 47 with a loss of 2Ya points. U. S. Steel was down a major fraction.

Sinclair Oil and Standard Oil Company (N. were down more than 2 points. Volatile New York, Chicago St. Louis (Nickel Plate) led the carriers downward with a loss of 8 points to 192. Boeing and Lockheed Aircraft cracked more than 2 points in their section.

Utilities were dull and just slightly under with a warning that the "lies, slander" and "mud slinging" of the opposition were "playing right into the hands of the Russians." bb miasm Fine Speaks Tonight to Ask Support of Program has idled Gulf and East Goast non-defense shipping for 10 days. "It doesn't look as if we can have any new peace talks before Tuesday," Federal Mediator Harry Winning said after the Marine Engineers Benevolent Association and 40 ship owners broke off negotiations yesterday. The 5,000 strong MEBA demanded that the shippers hire all engineers, except chiefs and first assistants, through the union. It also asked overtime pay for all engineers on watch from 5 p. m.

and 8 a. m. and the elimination of other "inequities" with West Coast contracts. CIO radio operators who had Reject Final Attempt To Delay Color TV WASHINGTON UP The Federal Communications Com HARRISBURG UP Gov, mission today rejected a last- S. Fine today looked to his plan by which to meet the state's obligations.

A spokesman said it would be "without rancor" a departure from the sharply worded party stalwarts and the public for ii ai help in pusning tnrougn me minute attempt by inventor Allen B. Dumont to delay inauguration of color television by the Columbia Broadcasting System. their previous close. cal program he wants for the next; exchanges of recent weeks be- tWO years. ruie ana me anu-uivumci Dumont, head of the Allen B.

At 10 a. m. today tne governor; tax senators. Cmat hart TO gone on strike with the MEBA settled their dispute at 8 a. m.

me senate uur dioc wmcn mpr. with at least 18 ''friendly" Re balked at the income tax was ex- Dentil In lea Box nublican state senators believed Dumont Laboratories, requested the delay and suggested that the commission take an immediate look at a new, single- willing to support the state income pected to come up with additional! strategy of its own this week, and) PITTSBURGH UP Six- barring a sudden break in paul Hess smothered in intra-party tax deadlock might: an ice box near bis home on Route tube color set. tax. Nine hours later, tne governor was scheduled to make a state-nHa raHin annearance in Phila Acting Chairman Paul A. EDT yesterday after a 21-hour continuous session at the conference table.

The American Radio Association (CIO) accepted a contract that will give its operators a $39 per month pay increase and other benefits which included a 40-hour week starting Dec. 16. 20- Walker of the FCC rejected the delphia to take his budget and tax confer with leaders of the member Democratic bloc to lay 88 near Mollenauer last night. Police said the boy apparently crawled into the icebox stored in program to me puouu. a a a v' mornine conference! plans for a legislative windup and request and the first color broadcast by CBS will proceed later today on schedule.

Reds Execute 55 More with the "friendly" senators was; sine die adjournment, which both the basement of a nearby house believed called to advise them of the Democrats and many Maverick; which had burned 25 years ago. the contents of his speech tonight, Republicans have asked 'for. The basement later was roofed which will be followed by a 15- The General Assembly probably: over and used for-storage, minute appearance on television will adjourn next week to permit Neighbors reported last seeing fWFlL-TV) ia full observance of the July 4 the boy playing in the vicinity of ii I.u-l.J... .1.1 t'lll Ui HONG KONG UP Official Communist reports disclosed today 55 persons were executed at The Bovemor Ollice aescnoeu noiiaay uy ineinueis nuu bvc uicuie uiu iiuujc ouuui f.u m. NOTICE.

Employes of Franklin Steel meet Tuesday, 7 p. corner West Park and Elk Streets to proceed to Barron Chapel to pay our respects to the late Lewis Novak. It .1 AT THI SND Or THI HRST YIAR at the Korean conflict, American catualtlM are listed at 71,604, which 13,202 are combat dead and 12,081 missing in action. While Chlnue and North Kenan invaders have now been cleared from louth of the 38th Parallel (right, white), the mtmy within three month of tea war's atart on June S3, 1050, had confined the Allies to tha beachhead (left, white). By November 38, Korean Redi were pushed to the Manchurian border (center, black), but large scale Chinese intervention again earned tha war into South Korea until recant United Nations counter-offtntivM occupied many miles at North Korea.

tonieht's speech generally as an! administration additional time for body was discovered about .10:20: Nanking on June 16, bringing the outrieht appeal for support of his attempts at healing the broad taxp. m. when his mother, Mrs. executions for that week to Igela Hess, returned from church. '461.

program as the only fair and just breach..